The KTM Duke 390 Ownership Experience Thread

This is a discussion on The KTM Duke 390 Ownership Experience Thread within Motorbikes, part of the BHP India category; Today, Bajaj Auto Ltd. launched the KTM Duke 390 in India at a price of Rs. 1,80,000 Ex-Showroom Delhi.
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373.2 cc liquid cooled engine with almost 95% new components (which should clear the doubt about the engine being similar to the Duke 200). New components include a nikasil coated cylinder, four valves actuated by DLC ('diamond like carbon') coated finger followers.

300 mm front disc brake, 230 mm rear disc brake (by Bybre).

KTM claims that the design & styling on the 390 is inspired by the Duke 690, but apart from the decal design, the rest looks very similar to the Duke 200.

KTM started manufacturing bikes in 1953, & the Duke 200 was launched in India in January 2012.

Bajaj Auto Ltd. has ~48% stake in KTM.

The 1290 Superduke-R will be coming to India in 2013.

KTM will continue to keep the action live with their Orange Day events across India.

Wooow!! They've priced it very well - so well that I was thinking about raising funds within a few seconds of seeing the bike's prices even though I didn't have any plan to go for a bike now. At 44 Bhp, this one is going to sell quite a lot. Hope it'll give 25-30 kpl mileage

Well then the pricing of the most anticipated bike for the year 2013 is out ! And I must congratulate Bajaj and KTM for coming up with the wonderful pricing for the kind of specs this bike brings to the table !
I feel the pricing is just killer !
What say guys? Can this be a game changer for the other bikes in this segment and a segment slightly lower?
Will it affect the over the top pricing of RD's available in the resale market?
For once a product celebrated across the globe has been made available to Indians at a good price !

I know few R15 ,RX and RD guys who already sold their bikes fearing 390 release . Need to decide after getting a test ride , heard they are exchanging 200 for 390 .

Hahahahahah ! Talk about making all the right moves !! I am sure that there will only be a Handful of RD's in India that might Smoke this KTM.
We have an owner in our Forum whose RD might be able to do this: Vivek Jayasheel !

Talking about the right moves, Exchanging a 200 for 390 ! Whoa, that is some strategy ! Till date I have not come across a guy who has been disappointed by his KTM 200 ! I am sure if this is really true, it will really attract many upgrades ! Wake Up Honda's and Kawasaki's